petitions
n.
（许多人签名的向当权者提出某种要求的）请愿书( petition的名词复数 );
上诉状;
申诉书;
申请书;
v.
祈求，请求，请愿( petition的第三人称单数 );
（向法庭）请求，申请;
例句:
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It did not pass unremarked that three-quarters of the petitions were instituted by women.
3/4的请愿都是由女性发起的，这一点引起了大家的关注。
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Our repeated petitions have been answered only by repeated injury.
我们屡次的请求,所得到的答复是屡次的伤害.
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Petitions bearing nearly a half - million signatures were sent to the White House.
有将近五十万人签名的请愿书被送到白宫.
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They didn't march or write articles or sign petitions.
来自NEWYORKER
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Granny D says those petitions were sent to the senators.
来自VOA
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He asked Johnson, among others, to help circulate petitions.
来自NEWYORKER